BizTravelers.net Blog

BizTravelers.net is not your typical travel blog. This site is based in reality for the average road warrior and will include reviews and information related to various travel experiences. I am also passionate about travel hacks that use technology and gadgets that make life on the road a bit more tolerable.

I found an interesting Engadget article that discusses how to cut down on the impact that turbulence has on air travel. I was shocked to read that the financial impact is estimated to be $100 Million per year. According to The Weather Company (which IBM acquired in October 2015 for $2 Billion), the $100 Million is incurred from turbulence "due to crew and passenger injuries, unscheduled maintenance, operational inefficiencies, and revenue lost while planes are out of service."

IBM will leverage Watson Artificial Intelligence to automatically grab turbulence data and send out information and alerts to other pilots in the flying in that area through GoGo internet connection.

This is some great leveraging of combined technology. Read more info HERE in the Engadget article.

BizTravelers.net

BizTravelers.net is not your typical travel blog. Most business travelers do not fly all premium cabins every time they are in the air. Additionally, most business travelers do not always stay in top notch hotels in every city. This site is based in reality for the average road warrior and will include reviews and information related to various travel experiences. I am also passionate about travel hacks that use technology and gadgets that make life on the road a bit more tolerable.

This site is intended to be interactive so please share your thoughts and experiences as well.

James Province is a Microsoft trainer that travels around 150,000 miles per year.